Fat Joe Says He ‘Cut Carbs’ and Uses Ozempic to Maintain 200-Lb. Weight Loss

Fat Joe (left) in 2001; (right) in 2024.Photo:Gregory Bojorquez/Getty; Prince Williams/FilmMagic Gregory Bojorquez/Getty; Prince Williams/FilmMagic Fat Joesays the secret to keeping the weight off has been changing his diet — and getting a little help from Ozempic. “We just try to eat everything with the least carbs as possible…so we try to stay away from the bread, the pasta, the rice. That’s the smartest way to eat,” the “Lean Back” rapper, who at his heaviestweighed 470 lbs.

Fat Joe Thrilled to Host the BET Hip Hop Awards 2024: 'One Big Epicenter of Anthems' (Exclusive)

Fat Joe attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2024 on Oct. 8, 2024 in Las Vegas.Photo:Paras Griffin/Getty Paras Griffin/Getty Fat Joeis back for theBET Hip Hop Awards 2024! PEOPLE recently spoke to the “Paradise” rapper, 54, ahead of the annual award show — which was pre-taped on Oct. 8 at Drai’s Beachclub & Nightclub in Las Vegas — and is airing Tuesday, Oct. 15. 2 Chainz, Soulja Boy — 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards.

Father Convicted for Telling His 17-Year-Old Son to Rob and Murder Rapper PnB Rock

PnB Rock, Freddie Trone.Photo: Theo Wargo/Getty; Los Angeles Police Department A California father has been convicted forthe 2022 murder of PnB Rockafter he instructed his then-17-year-old son to rob and kill the rapper while he was eating lunch withhis girlfriend. PnB Rock, born Rakim Allen, was 30. Prosecutors argued during the trial that Trone sent his teenage son into Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in South Los Angeles to commit the crime and later served as an accessory after it was finished, according to the AP.

Father of Georgia High School Shooting Suspect Arrested on Manslaughter and Murder Charges

Law enforcement stand outside of Apalachee High School where four people were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.Photo:Jessica McGowan/Getty Jessica McGowan/Getty The father of 14-year-old student Colt Gray, the suspect in theGeorgia school shootingthat took place on Wednesday, Sept. 4, has been arrested. “In coordination with District Attorney Brad Smith, the GBI has arrested Colin Gray, age 54, in connection to the shooting at Apalachee High School.

Father of Georgia School Shooter Told Police in Newly Released 2023 Audio That ‘Greatest Day’ Was When Son Killed 1st Deer

Colin Gray.Photo:Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Colin Gray, the father of suspected Georgia school shooterColt Gray, previously expressed pride in his teenage son’s hunting while speaking with authorities who were investigating alleged threats the boy made to commit a school shooting in 2023. Now the son, 14, has beencharged with four counts of felony murderin connection with theSept. 4 shootingat Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., that claimed the lives of four people.